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The Legacy of The Legacy of Churchill’s Sinews Churchill’s Sinews of Peace Speech of Peace Speech 1946-1989 1946-1989

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Page 1: The Legacy of Churchill’s Sinews of Peace Speech 1946-1989

The Legacy of Churchill’s The Legacy of Churchill’s Sinews of Peace Speech Sinews of Peace Speech

1946-19891946-1989

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““The Sinews of Peace” The Sinews of Peace” Winston Churchill Winston Churchill

To what extent did Winston To what extent did Winston Churchill’s Sinews of Peace Churchill’s Sinews of Peace speech define the Cold War?speech define the Cold War?

What was the goal of What was the goal of Churchill’s speech?Churchill’s speech?

What is the tone of his What is the tone of his speech?speech?

Identify passages that Identify passages that indicate Churchill’s views on indicate Churchill’s views on peace and warpeace and war

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Stalin’s ResponseStalin’s Response

How does Stalin describe How does Stalin describe Winston Churchill?Winston Churchill?

What does he say are What does he say are Churchill’s aims in his Churchill’s aims in his speech?speech?

Why does Stalin compare Why does Stalin compare Churchill to Hitler? To Churchill to Hitler? To what effect?what effect?

What does he say is the What does he say is the goal of the Soviet Union?goal of the Soviet Union?

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The Truman DoctrineThe Truman Doctrine Why does Truman want CongressWhy does Truman want Congress

to go to the aid of Greece? Turkey?to go to the aid of Greece? Turkey? What does he want Congress to do?What does he want Congress to do? Why does Truman say the United Why does Truman say the United

Nations can not help? Nations can not help? According to Truman, what is the According to Truman, what is the

significance of the geographic significance of the geographic location of Greece and Turkey?location of Greece and Turkey?

What does Truman say will happen if What does Truman say will happen if the United States does not intervene?the United States does not intervene?

Find passages that reflect the ‘iron Find passages that reflect the ‘iron curtain’ imagery of Churchill’s speechcurtain’ imagery of Churchill’s speech

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Research the Berlin Airlift at the following web Research the Berlin Airlift at the following web site: site: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/berlin_airlift/large/docs.php?action=docslarge/docs.php?action=docs

Identify the actions of the Soviet Union that led Identify the actions of the Soviet Union that led to President Truman’s decisionto President Truman’s decision

Place the Berlin Airlift in the context of the Cold Place the Berlin Airlift in the context of the Cold WarWar

Assess the extent to which it demonstrates Assess the extent to which it demonstrates Winston Churchill’s description of the iron Winston Churchill’s description of the iron curtain in his “Sinews of Peace” speechcurtain in his “Sinews of Peace” speech

The Berlin AirliftThe Berlin Airlift

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/BERLIN_A/BAPIC_53.HTM

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Towards a Strategy of PeaceTowards a Strategy of Peace Define what peace means to Define what peace means to

President KennedyPresident Kennedy How does Kennedy describe How does Kennedy describe

American attitudes towards the American attitudes towards the Soviet Union?Soviet Union?

What do Americans and Soviets What do Americans and Soviets have in common, according to have in common, according to Kennedy?Kennedy?

Describe the line that Kennedy Describe the line that Kennedy draws in his quest for peace. draws in his quest for peace.

Assess the extent to which this Assess the extent to which this speech demonstrates Winston speech demonstrates Winston Churchill’s description of the iron Churchill’s description of the iron curtain in his “Sinews of Peace” curtain in his “Sinews of Peace” speechspeech

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Gorbachev’s Speech to the UNGorbachev’s Speech to the UN Describe the world that Gorbachev Describe the world that Gorbachev

sees as emerging in 1988sees as emerging in 1988 What are some of the revolutionary What are some of the revolutionary

changes that Gorbachev describes?changes that Gorbachev describes? What else does he say needs to be What else does he say needs to be

done? Why?done? Why? How has the relationship between How has the relationship between

the United States and the Soviet the United States and the Soviet Union changed over five and a half Union changed over five and a half decades?decades?

Assess the extent to which this Assess the extent to which this speech demonstrates Winston speech demonstrates Winston Churchill’s description of the iron Churchill’s description of the iron curtain in his “Sinews of Peace” curtain in his “Sinews of Peace” speechspeech

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““Tear Down That Wall”Tear Down That Wall” Why does Reagan say he is drawn to Why does Reagan say he is drawn to

Berlin?Berlin? What has the Berlin wall represented What has the Berlin wall represented

since it was erected?since it was erected? How has West Berlin changed since How has West Berlin changed since

1947, according to Reagan? Why does he 1947, according to Reagan? Why does he emphasize these changes?emphasize these changes?

How does he describe life in Eastern How does he describe life in Eastern Europe by comparison?Europe by comparison?

What changes does he say are happening What changes does he say are happening in Eastern Europe?in Eastern Europe?

What does Reagan hope will happen as a What does Reagan hope will happen as a result of his speech?result of his speech?

Assess the extent to which this speech Assess the extent to which this speech demonstrates Winston Churchill’s demonstrates Winston Churchill’s description of the iron curtain in his description of the iron curtain in his “Sinews of Peace” speech“Sinews of Peace” speech

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:

ReaganBerlinWall.jpg#file

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Cold War WebsitesCold War Websites

The History Place - World War Two in The History Place - World War Two in Europe TimelineEurope Timeline

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